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SAID THE TOMB UNTO THE ROSE,
FROM THE FRENCH OF VICTOR HUGO.
Said the tomb unto the rose,
“The tears thou art watered of
At dawn, O flower of love,
What doest thou with those?”
Said the rose unto the tomb,
“What doest thou with all
That into thy gulf doth fall,
Into thy gulf of gloom?”
“The tears thou art watered of
At dawn, O flower of love,
What doest thou with those?”
Said the rose unto the tomb,
“What doest thou with all
That into thy gulf doth fall,
Into thy gulf of gloom?”
Said the rose, “O dreary tomb,
Of these tears I make in the gloom
An amber and honey perfume,
The sweetest to earth that is given.”
Said the tomb, “O weeper, see,
Of each soul that comes to me
I fashion an angel of heaven.”
Of these tears I make in the gloom
An amber and honey perfume,
The sweetest to earth that is given.”
Said the tomb, “O weeper, see,
Of each soul that comes to me
I fashion an angel of heaven.”
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